Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Looking at Wildlife, 1975
Lithograph · ed. 12/25
Davidson Auctions · Jul 27, 2026Unsold / did not meet reserve
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Untitled 1969
John Olsen (Australian, 1928–2023) · 1969
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate A$90,000 – A$120,000 (≈ $81,181 – $108,241) (≈ £49,230 – £65,641) (≈ €58,989 – €78,652)
Offered at Menzies and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
Auction history of this work: offered 3 times ↓
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right: John Olsen '69
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 91.0 x 121.0 cm
- Auction house
- Menzies
- Sale
- Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | March 2014 (14MAR)
- Date
- March 20, 2014
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Lot
- 36
- Estimate
- A$90,000 – A$120,000 (≈ $81,181 – $108,241) (≈ £49,230 – £65,641) (≈ €58,989 – €78,652)
- Source
- Auction house menziesartbrands.com ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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Provenance trail: auction history of this work
Offered 3 times between 2014 and 2020 · sold 0 · bought in / unsold 3
Mar 20, 2014 · Menzies this result
Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | March 2014, lot 36
Bought in / unsold · est. A$90,000 – A$120,000
As catalogued
John Olsen, “Untitled 1969”, 1969
oil on board
91.0 x 121.0 cm
Mar 23, 2016 · Menzies
Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | March 2016, lot 38
Bought in / unsold · est. A$70,000 – A$90,000
As catalogued
John Olsen, “Untitled 1969”, 1969
oil on board
91.0 x 121.0 cm
Feb 27, 2020 · Menzies
Australian & International Fine Art & Sculpture | February 2020, lot 48
Bought in / unsold · est. A$40,000 – A$60,000
As catalogued
John Olsen, “Untitled 1969”, 1969
oil on board
91.0 x 121.0 cm
Appearances are linked when the photographs match and the size, medium and title agree (match confidence 100%). Casts and prints are linked only when the cast or impression number also matches. Price changes compare each sold price with the previous one (in USD at each sale’s exchange rate when the currencies differ). Details are shown as each house published them.
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